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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Midway, TN · July 29, 1990

Date
July 29, 1990 · 14:30 local
Place
Midway, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8091X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA151
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine ingested a broken valve which jammed piston and broke a connecting rod. Nosed over landing in a cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE INGESTED A BROKEN VALVE WHICH JAMMED PISTON AND BROKE A CONNECTING ROD. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A CORNFIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.